While working with a young adult client from another culture, the nurse notices that the client consults with her mother before making any decisions. Which of the following nursing actions would be most important at this time?
1. Ask the mother to leave the room so that the client can make her own decisions.
2. Ignore the mother and repeat the questions, looking directly at the client.
3. Begin talking directly to the mother as the decision maker.
4. Recognize that the behavior of the client and her mother might be culturally influenced.
4
Rationale 1: Answer option 4 is correct because the nurse must consider the family roles of clients from another culture, and adapt care to the client. Options 1, 2, and 3 would demonstrate a lack of understanding by the nurse of the differences of the client's culture.
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